MULTI-CARRIER OPERATIONAL MODES IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOL, METHOD OF INITIALIZING A MOBILE STATION IN ORDER TO PREPARE FOR MULTI-CARRIER OPERATION IN SAME, AND CARRIER MANAGEMENT METHOD IN SAME - Patent 2425553

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EP 2 425 553 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	17.02.2011

(43)	Date of publication:
	07.03.2012 Bulletin 2012/10

(21)	Application number: 10772488.2

(22)	Date of filing: 26.04.2010

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H04B 7/26^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2010/032384

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2010/129223 (11.11.2010 Gazette 2010/45)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

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Priority:

28.04.2009 US 173204 P
23.04.2010 US 766170

(71)	Applicant: Intel Corporation
	Santa Clara, CA 95052 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	ETEMAD, Kamran Potomac MD 20854 (US)

(74)	Representative: Benson, Christopher et al
	Harrison Goddard Foote Fountain Precinct Balm Green Sheffield, South Yorkshire S1 2JA Sheffield, South Yorkshire S1 2JA (GB)

(54)	MULTI-CARRIER OPERATIONAL MODES IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOL, METHOD OF INITIALIZING A MOBILE STATION IN ORDER TO PREPARE FOR MULTI-CARRIER OPERATION IN SAME, AND CARRIER MANAGEMENT METHOD IN SAME